Queens hair salon shooting

The Queens hair salon shooting occurred one night in 1994 when Cali Cartel leader Jose Santacruz Londono and two associates killed four Dominican gangsters at a hair salon on St. Nicholas Avenue in Queens, New York City. Santacruz, nicknamed "Don Chepe", had discovered that the Dominican gangsters were purchasing ether for cocaine manufacturing in New York, preventing him from upping his export of ether to 300 barrels. Chepe forced the distributor to give him the location of the hair salon, and he had a "relaxation treatment" given to him and his men. The stylist then found out that she was dealing with three Colombian criminals, and Chepe had her get the Dominican gangsters from the back to speak with him. Chepe ordered them to vacate the salon immediately, something that they laughed at; they proceeded to offer him ten seconds to leave the salon. However, Chepe mockingly counted down quickly, even as the Dominicans pulled out firearms, and Chepe and his men proceeded to fire at them with Micro-Uzi submachine guns hidden underneath their pink blankets. All of the Dominican gangsters were killed, and Chepe proceeded to kill the cowering hair stylist before leaving.